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If you’ve been following F1 racing you know there are typically only 19 races each season (as of late), but with the 2011 lineup announced there’s been an addition of the Indian Grand Prix scheduled for October 30^th which brings the total number of races up to 20.Here’s a quick reference so you can make sure you tune in (or DVR) the races set to be broadcast on the Speed Channel (sometimes live, sometimes prerecorded depending on where in the world they’re being held).March 13: Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, SakhirMarch 27: Qantas Australian Grand Prix, MelbourneApril 10: Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, Kuala LampurApril 17: Chinese Grand Prix, ShanghaiMay 8: Turkish Grand Prix, IstanbulMay 22: Gran Premio de Espana, BarcelonaMay 29: Grand Prix de Monaco, Monte CarloJune 12: Grand Prix du Canada, MontrealJune 26: European Grand Prix, ValenciaJuly 10: Santander British Grand Prix, United KingdomJuly 24: Grober Preis Santander von Deutschland, NurburgringJuly 31: Eni Magyar Nagydj, BudapestAugust 28: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-FrancorchampsSeptember 11: Gran Premio Santander d’Italia, MonzaSeptember 25: Singapore Grand Prix, SingaporeOctober 9: Japanese Grand Prix, SuzakaOctober 16: Korean Grand Prix, YeongamOctober 30: Indian Grand Prix, Greater NoidaNovember 13: Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, United Arab EmiratesNovember 27: Grande Premio do Brasil, Sao PauloThis season marks the 62^nd match up, and for those that missed last year’s excitement, the defending champion is Sebastian Vettel, currently driving for Red Bull racing (using Renault engines). It was last year’s final race in Abu Dhabi where Vettel clinched the Championship for himself and Red Bull finishing the year with a total of nine Grand Prix victories, of which five went to Vettel and four went to his team mate Mark Webber.